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The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) All-Star Game or Shamrock Bowl was an American football game played in Houston's old Rice Field on Saturday, December 17, 1949, between the Cleveland Browns (the 1949 AAFC Champions) and an all-star selection from the AAFC's other six teams.
The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s. [1] The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited as one of the biggest social events ever held in Houston. [2]
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle: Chicago, Illinois: United States: March 25, 2012 8k 34,369 [61] 53 Bridge to Brisbane: Brisbane: Australia: 11 September 2011 10 km, 5 km 42,546, 34,146 [62] 54 HBF Run for a Reason: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Australia: 22 May 2016 4 km, 12 km and 21 km 33,744 [63] 55 Cooper River Bridge Run ...
He grew up to be a professional opera singer and moved to Houston, Texas, in 2012. ... He can't wait to run on Sunday, Oct. 13. ... César Torruella at Bank of America's Shamrock Shuffle in ...
McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy founded the Shamrock Hotel in Houston, which garnered him national fame and inspired the fictional character Jett Rink in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel Giant [1] which, in 1956, became a film, which starred James Dean in the role.
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Shamrock has restored the Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café as a visitor centre; the Tower Station's distinctive architecture appears as Ramone's body shop in Cars. [10] A Pioneer West Museum on two floors of the former Reynolds Hotel highlights a diversity of West Texas exhibits and the Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf ...
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!